Does anyone have the Kala KA-SSTU-TE (or any of the travel Kalas that have the B-Band electronics?) I bought this because I'm going through a really tough time and thought it would raise my spirits, but so far all it's done is frustrate me.
I admit I know very little about playing amplified, but I have a Kala U-Bass that I love that I play through a Fender Rumble Bass amp without any issues. But this new travel tenor does not have a built in tuner (which is fine) like my bass does. The tenor seems to only have "tone" and "volume" sliders and no power or on/off button, and no red light to tell me it's on.
So I assume I just plug it into the amp and it automatically activates the electrics? Except it doesn't. It came with 2 little round batteries installed. I figured maybe they're dead, so I replaced them (2 on top of each other, rounded side up facing the "hole" side of the battery slider drawer). Still nothing.
I'm trying to use it with a Fender Champion 20 guitar amp, which I chose because I saw The Ukulele Teacher playing this same tenor using this amp in one of his videos. The amp is on. The volume is on on both the uke and the amp. The cable is good.
At one point tonight I got frustrated and accidentally unplugged it before turning the amp off, and it made the loud protesting sound that I would think would mean the uke and the amp are "talking" and the batteries are working? But still no sound comes out of the amp.
Tonight I was literally rolling around on the floor, plugging my right ear and pressing my left ear to the amp to see if any sound was coming out of it. Still nothing. The uke is new and came from a reputable source. I'm kind of disheartened. If I have to return it, I will, but with my life situation right now, it would be very difficult. Anybody have any ideas? Am I doing something wrong? Thanks.
I admit I know very little about playing amplified, but I have a Kala U-Bass that I love that I play through a Fender Rumble Bass amp without any issues. But this new travel tenor does not have a built in tuner (which is fine) like my bass does. The tenor seems to only have "tone" and "volume" sliders and no power or on/off button, and no red light to tell me it's on.
So I assume I just plug it into the amp and it automatically activates the electrics? Except it doesn't. It came with 2 little round batteries installed. I figured maybe they're dead, so I replaced them (2 on top of each other, rounded side up facing the "hole" side of the battery slider drawer). Still nothing.
I'm trying to use it with a Fender Champion 20 guitar amp, which I chose because I saw The Ukulele Teacher playing this same tenor using this amp in one of his videos. The amp is on. The volume is on on both the uke and the amp. The cable is good.
At one point tonight I got frustrated and accidentally unplugged it before turning the amp off, and it made the loud protesting sound that I would think would mean the uke and the amp are "talking" and the batteries are working? But still no sound comes out of the amp.
Tonight I was literally rolling around on the floor, plugging my right ear and pressing my left ear to the amp to see if any sound was coming out of it. Still nothing. The uke is new and came from a reputable source. I'm kind of disheartened. If I have to return it, I will, but with my life situation right now, it would be very difficult. Anybody have any ideas? Am I doing something wrong? Thanks.